| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | all | Quantifier |
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| 2 | all | Completely given to or absorbed by | |
| ADVERB | 1 | all, wholly, entirely, completely, totally, altogether, whole | To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') |
| Sounds | ao'l |
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| Rhymes | albuterol, appall, Aspinwall, and 93 more rhymes in aol at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Quantifier. Used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class. |
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| Examples | "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome" |
| Similar | each; every; every last; every |
| Contrary | some; no |
| Meaning | Completely given to or absorbed by. |
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| Examples | "became all attention" |
| Similar to | complete |
| Meaning | To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'). |
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| Examples | "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong" |
| Synonyms | wholly, entirely, completely, totally, altogether, whole |
| Contrary | partially, partly, part |
| Usage | colloquialism |